Browsing by Author "Bilenker, Laura"

Understanding the formation of iron deposits is key for locating new resources and upholding our pledge to transition to renewable energy as iron is required to make steel, a critical component of all green energy technologies. ...

Dams impede fish movement and can isolate riverine populations into defined areas. The Alabama River is divided into four major sections by three lock-and-dam structures. I used otolith microchemistry to quantify movements ...

Although magmatism at mid-ocean ridges and subduction zones are reasonably well understood, our understanding of magmatic processes beneath thick continental plateaus is lacking. On the northwestern Tibetan Plateau, the ...

Dams alter many aspects of riverine environments and generally have broad effects both upstream and downstream. Despite the variety of potential benefits of dams to humans (recreation, flood control, navigation, etc.), ...